Project Category Archive

Projects in planning, in progress or completed. I’ll often label goals as ‘projects’ to give them a faster momentum and sense of accomplishment at the end of the road.

26 Things: the alphabet game worksheet


26 Things for May 2005 PDF checklist download! The alphabet game. This is gonna be fun!

Popularity: 20% [?]

Wordpress Loves Magazine/CMS Templates


Trying to find inspiration for a new project that won’t be so much content-heavy as it will need to be easy to update. I’m thinking a magazine look and feel using Wordpress will be the best solution but let’s delve a little deeper into some of the popular Wordpress magazine-like themes.

Popularity: 33% [?]

Writing Text to Images with PHP


Writing text directly into images using PHP and the built in GD library is really easy, even using a custom TTF file for the font doesn’t complicate anything too bad!

Popularity: 83% [?]

Update your Lamps & Light Fixtures ($19.59)


We’re always seeing it on DIY shows like Trading Spaces, Design on a Dime or anything on the DIY Network where these designers take something old and make it new for cheap.

Well it’s my turn! And that’s right folks you read it here first, for under $20!

Steps to Updating Your Old Lamps

Step 1: Start [...]

Popularity: 29% [?]

DIY Canvas Photography Backdrop ($20.34)


After reading the Strobist article about Home Depot (cheap) photography solutions I gave dying my own backdrop a shot. It’s not a 100% successful attempt but I learned a lot about what I should do next time.

Popularity: 80% [?]

JavaScript BMI Calculator


Time for some learnin’ & JavaScriptin’

One thing I had to do for a client a while back was create a JavaScript body mass index calculator.

She just wanted 2 fields:

Height (inches) Weight (pounds)

On that same page she also had a table displaying the translation of BMI calculations from the CDC Website.

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Popularity: 41% [?]

My First Chumby App Plans


Constalator

Wanna learn about constellations? This flash app. is going to teach y’all about constellations.

Before I even start I need to write out some guidelines for myself.

Stars

Learn to make a star sparkle Learn to make a star sparkle randomly Learn to control the randomness of a star sparkle (for multiple stars to ensure they sparkle differently) Optimize the sparkle. [...]

Popularity: 24% [?]

Using Wordpress as a CMS


I’ve now got some tutorials prepped and ready to be published and initially I had intended on putting them as part of www.ninedays.org which will soon be my portfolio, but blog.ninedays.org has really turned into a good home for my more personal than professional content.

I really think my tutorials fall under that category.

So if they [...]

Popularity: 30% [?]

The Tattoo Project


In an attempt to expand my photography portfolio and get some great photos to edit I’m going ot start shooting my friends and their tattoos. I’ve found some inspiration on Flickr for tattoo photographs and I am excited to get started with the project.

Using my friends has major benefits

They’re free, I mean a lot [...]

Popularity: 19% [?]